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Balbir Singh Sr.

1923 - 2020

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Balbir Singh Dosanjh (31 December 1923 – 25 May 2020), predominantly known as Balbir Singh Sr., was an Indian hockey player and coach. He was a three-time Olympic gold medallist, having played a key role in India's wins in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) (as vice captain), and Melbourne (1956) (as captain) Olympics. He is regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time, a modern-day Dhyan Chand, a legend of the sport, and is widely regarded as the sport's greatest ever centre-forward. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Balbir Singh Sr. has received more than 517,015 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Balbir Singh Sr. is the 1,772nd most popular athlete (down from 288th in 2019), the 839th most popular biography from India (down from 417th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Athlete.

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  • 21

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 1,772 out of 3,059. Before him are Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Caterine Ibargüen, Johann Passler, Bruny Surin, Christina Heinich, and Nicu Vlad. After him are Andrew Hoy, Iryna Yatchenko, Clarence DeMar, Marcell Jacobs, Fernanda Ribeiro, and Ekaterini Thanou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 419. Before him are Ninian Stephen, Ed McMahon, Nicholas Parsons, Anne Jeffreys, Gene Reynolds, and Jimmy Mullen. After him are Adele Mara, Don Barksdale, Moira Lister, Kenny Rollins, Anthony Bevilacqua, and John Mortimer. Among people deceased in 2020, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 683. Before him are Mac Davis, Road Warrior Animal, Nate Brooks, Rahat Indori, Michel Roux, and Tony Waiters. After him are Ali Khalif Galaydh, Naomi Munakata, Ezio Bosso, Mel Winkler, Stuart Christie, and Veli Lehtelä.

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In India

Among people born in India, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 839 out of 1,493. Before him are Norman Pritchard (1877), Naushad (1919), Sania Mirza (1986), Sonal Mansingh (1944), Virat Kohli (1988), and Aruna Roy (1946). After him are N. Chandrababu Naidu (1950), Jaya Prada (1962), Jadav Payeng (1963), Rohinton Mistry (1952), Charles Correa (1930), and Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 8. Before him are P. T. Usha (1964), Fauja Singh (1911), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Launceston Elliot (1874), Godfrey Brown (1915), and Udham Singh (1928). After him are Richard Allen (1902), Leslie Claudius (1927), Karnam Malleswari (1975), Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Neeraj Chopra (1997), and Deepa Malik (1970).

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